# Ford and Magna to dissolve Getrag Ford Transmissions joint venture

Ford and Magna announced the dissolution of their joint venture Getrag Ford Transmissions (GFT), with production sites in Blanquefort, Cologne, and Halewood to be divided between the two companies. The announcement was made on August 27, 2020.

- Type: Closure
- Announced: 2020-08-27
- Where: Blanquefort, France; Cologne, Germany; Halewood, England, France
- Status: announced
- Products: manual transmissions
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Ford Motor Company](https://endata.com/companies/3544.md)
- [Magna International](https://endata.com/companies/2534.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [lesaffaires.com](https://www.lesaffaires.com/secteurs/aeronautique-et-transport/ford-et-magna-mettent-fin-a-leur-coentreprise-gft-2/), 2020-08-28: "Ford et Magna « ont conjointement exprimé leur intention de dissoudre l'entreprise existante compte tenu de l'évolution du marché et de la demande de technologies de groupe motopropulseur »"

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